• Star Gymnasts Share Disappointment in the FBI Investigation of Larry Nassar

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu Former Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 15th as part of a two-part investigation on the FBI’s mishandling of the original investigation into the former Olympic doctor, Larry Nassar.   Nassar is currently serving a 40-to-175 year…

    • Texas Voting Legislation

      Spencer Finley Staff Writer sjf5814@psu.edu On September 7th, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial new piece of election legislation into law. The bill, Senate Bill 1, has been a point of controversy in Texas for quite some time, with Democrats attempting to block the passage of the legislation since May 2021, when they walked…

    • Unvaccinated Students not Following COVID Protocol

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu The return to in-person classes through Penn State came with many questions since the COVID vaccine was not mandatory to return to the campus. Instead, students and faculty were encouraged to get the vaccine.   However, no matter what your vaccination status was, all students and faculty were told to…

    • Advancing DNA Technology Allows 9/11 Victims Remains to be Identified 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu  Nearly every American knows about the horrific events that occurred on September 11th, 2001. The names of those we lost are written on memorials across the country.  However, at the World Trade Center, where 2,574 lives were lost, 1100 of those who lost their lives that day are yet to…

    • PA Mandates Masks Grades K-12

      Madison Kwiecinski News Editor  mvk5945@psu.edu Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has said that masks will once again be required in all public and private schools, as well as all daycare centers. Wolf’s policy reversal comes at a time during which COVID-19 cases are rising at a dangerous rate, with hospital beds filling across the state.  The…

    • Star Gymnasts Share Disappointment in the FBI Investigation of Larry Nassar

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu Former Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 15th as part of a two-part investigation on the FBI’s mishandling of the original investigation into the former Olympic doctor, Larry Nassar.   Nassar is currently serving a 40-to-175 year…

    • Texas Voting Legislation

      Spencer Finley Staff Writer sjf5814@psu.edu On September 7th, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial new piece of election legislation into law. The bill, Senate Bill 1, has been a point of controversy in Texas for quite some time, with Democrats attempting to block the passage of the legislation since May 2021, when they walked…

    • Unvaccinated Students not Following COVID Protocol

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu The return to in-person classes through Penn State came with many questions since the COVID vaccine was not mandatory to return to the campus. Instead, students and faculty were encouraged to get the vaccine.   However, no matter what your vaccination status was, all students and faculty were told to…

    • Advancing DNA Technology Allows 9/11 Victims Remains to be Identified 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu  Nearly every American knows about the horrific events that occurred on September 11th, 2001. The names of those we lost are written on memorials across the country.  However, at the World Trade Center, where 2,574 lives were lost, 1100 of those who lost their lives that day are yet to…

    • PA Mandates Masks Grades K-12

      Madison Kwiecinski News Editor  mvk5945@psu.edu Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has said that masks will once again be required in all public and private schools, as well as all daycare centers. Wolf’s policy reversal comes at a time during which COVID-19 cases are rising at a dangerous rate, with hospital beds filling across the state.  The…

    • Star Gymnasts Share Disappointment in the FBI Investigation of Larry Nassar

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu Former Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 15th as part of a two-part investigation on the FBI’s mishandling of the original investigation into the former Olympic doctor, Larry Nassar.   Nassar is currently serving a 40-to-175 year…

    • Texas Voting Legislation

      Spencer Finley Staff Writer sjf5814@psu.edu On September 7th, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial new piece of election legislation into law. The bill, Senate Bill 1, has been a point of controversy in Texas for quite some time, with Democrats attempting to block the passage of the legislation since May 2021, when they walked…

    • Unvaccinated Students not Following COVID Protocol

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu The return to in-person classes through Penn State came with many questions since the COVID vaccine was not mandatory to return to the campus. Instead, students and faculty were encouraged to get the vaccine.   However, no matter what your vaccination status was, all students and faculty were told to…

    • Advancing DNA Technology Allows 9/11 Victims Remains to be Identified 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu  Nearly every American knows about the horrific events that occurred on September 11th, 2001. The names of those we lost are written on memorials across the country.  However, at the World Trade Center, where 2,574 lives were lost, 1100 of those who lost their lives that day are yet to…

    • PA Mandates Masks Grades K-12

      Madison Kwiecinski News Editor  mvk5945@psu.edu Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has said that masks will once again be required in all public and private schools, as well as all daycare centers. Wolf’s policy reversal comes at a time during which COVID-19 cases are rising at a dangerous rate, with hospital beds filling across the state.  The…

    • Star Gymnasts Share Disappointment in the FBI Investigation of Larry Nassar

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu Former Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 15th as part of a two-part investigation on the FBI’s mishandling of the original investigation into the former Olympic doctor, Larry Nassar.   Nassar is currently serving a 40-to-175 year…

    • Texas Voting Legislation

      Spencer Finley Staff Writer sjf5814@psu.edu On September 7th, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial new piece of election legislation into law. The bill, Senate Bill 1, has been a point of controversy in Texas for quite some time, with Democrats attempting to block the passage of the legislation since May 2021, when they walked…

    • Unvaccinated Students not Following COVID Protocol

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu The return to in-person classes through Penn State came with many questions since the COVID vaccine was not mandatory to return to the campus. Instead, students and faculty were encouraged to get the vaccine.   However, no matter what your vaccination status was, all students and faculty were told to…

    • Advancing DNA Technology Allows 9/11 Victims Remains to be Identified 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu  Nearly every American knows about the horrific events that occurred on September 11th, 2001. The names of those we lost are written on memorials across the country.  However, at the World Trade Center, where 2,574 lives were lost, 1100 of those who lost their lives that day are yet to…

    • PA Mandates Masks Grades K-12

      Madison Kwiecinski News Editor  mvk5945@psu.edu Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has said that masks will once again be required in all public and private schools, as well as all daycare centers. Wolf’s policy reversal comes at a time during which COVID-19 cases are rising at a dangerous rate, with hospital beds filling across the state.  The…

    • Star Gymnasts Share Disappointment in the FBI Investigation of Larry Nassar

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu Former Olympic gymnasts Simone Biles, McKayla Maroney, Maggie Nichols, and Aly Raisman appeared before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 15th as part of a two-part investigation on the FBI’s mishandling of the original investigation into the former Olympic doctor, Larry Nassar.   Nassar is currently serving a 40-to-175 year…

    • Texas Voting Legislation

      Spencer Finley Staff Writer sjf5814@psu.edu On September 7th, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed a controversial new piece of election legislation into law. The bill, Senate Bill 1, has been a point of controversy in Texas for quite some time, with Democrats attempting to block the passage of the legislation since May 2021, when they walked…

    • Unvaccinated Students not Following COVID Protocol

      Courtney Balcombe News Editor clb6264@psu.edu The return to in-person classes through Penn State came with many questions since the COVID vaccine was not mandatory to return to the campus. Instead, students and faculty were encouraged to get the vaccine.   However, no matter what your vaccination status was, all students and faculty were told to…

    • Advancing DNA Technology Allows 9/11 Victims Remains to be Identified 

      Madison Kwiecinski  News Editor Mvk5945@psu.edu  Nearly every American knows about the horrific events that occurred on September 11th, 2001. The names of those we lost are written on memorials across the country.  However, at the World Trade Center, where 2,574 lives were lost, 1100 of those who lost their lives that day are yet to…

    • PA Mandates Masks Grades K-12

      Madison Kwiecinski News Editor  mvk5945@psu.edu Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has said that masks will once again be required in all public and private schools, as well as all daycare centers. Wolf’s policy reversal comes at a time during which COVID-19 cases are rising at a dangerous rate, with hospital beds filling across the state.  The…

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